Five stabbed at party for teen released from juvenile detention

A welcome home party in south Bethlehem for a teen recently released from juvenile detention turned into a large street fight that left five people with stab wounds, police said.

Bethlehem police responded to the 500 block of Hess Street around 11 p.m. Saturday after receiving reports of gunshots in the neighborhood. Police found two people with stab wounds and took them to St. Luke's Hospital-Fountain Hill.

Three other people with knife wounds went to the hospital on their own.

An initial report from police said the party was in honor of a person released from a correctional facility, but it did not indicate the person was a juvenile.

Police said David M. Torres, 22, Gabriel Soto, 20, and Darren Linton, 21, all of Bethlehem, were admitted to the hospital. Torres' twin brother Michael and a 17-year-old juvenile were treated and released, police said.

Lt. Mark DiLuzio said five people, including a woman who is suspected of firing the weapon, were detained by police and later released.

DiLuzio said charges have not yet been filed because the investigation is ongoing.

DiLuzio said he does not know what sparked the fighting but the guest of honor was not among those injured or detained.

Anyone with information should contact Detective Moses Miler at 610-997-7674 or Detective Van Scott at 610-997-7676.